An apparatus and method of providing a user with a web-browser supplement is disclosed. One method includes providing access to a focal group, wherein the focal group includes at least one member having at least one association with the user. Access is provided to information associated with the at least one member having relevance to the focal group. Web browsing by the user is supplemented by the information of the members of the focal group.
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2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the social interactions include one of recreational activities, professional activities, common interests, hobbies, or family interactions.
3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein one or more visual elements represent the relative strength of the relationship between the user and the at least one focal group member.
4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein a representation of a distance between the user and the at least one focal group member corresponds to the relative strength of the relationship between the user and the at least one focal group member.
5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the visual representation includes a plurality of links, individual links connecting the user to a different focal group member.
6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the visual representation further includes at least one name of the focal group member, or at least one product, event, service, or geographic location reviews by the focal group member, or relationship information describing a relationship between the user and the focal group member.
7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the visual elements include an icon of the focal group member, text referencing the focal group member, or color referencing the focal group member.
8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the focal group member is associated with a reference network, a member of the reference network related to the user through the focal group member.
12. The computer-implemented method of claim 11, wherein the relevance score is further based at least in part on an affinity between the user and the focal group member.
13. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the identity information represents one of a product, a service, an event, an activity, or a geographical location.
17. The computer-implemented method of claim 16, wherein supplementing the content includes filtering the content, sorting the content, or emphasizing the visual elements for the at least one focal group member.
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